Whether you're contemplating your first business or you're an experienced retailer, developing a strong understanding of the market and creating a definitive strategy for your business is a critical part of any new venture. SwapSmart is committed to your success and has created the Merchant Resource Center so that you can find information on a broad range of topics related to running a successful retail business. We have also retained the full-time services of the Gropman Retail Consulting firm, which offers free business coaching and consulting services to all of our merchants. We hope you'll join our team and see just why SwapSmart is the right choice for your new venture!


Low Cost, Low Risk – Unlike most traditional lease options that require long term commitments and personal credit risk, SwapSmart’s agreements are all month-to-month and require no personal credit information. Plus, because we offer spaces in much smaller sizes than most traditional retail options, you can start your business for as little as $250 per month!

Foot Traffic – One of the biggest unknown expenses for a retailer is the cost of driving traffic. Even small, ineffective advertisements can cost hundreds of dollars, and if you really want to drive a reasonable amount of traffic to a standalone retail store, you’d probably have to spend thousands of dollars each month! Because of the power of collective voice and cooperative advertising budgets, SwapSmart is able to drive thousands of shoppers to each location every month. Add this to all of the things a success-minded SwapSmart merchant will do promote his/her business, and now you have a winning formula that doesn’t have to break the bank!

Flexibility – As your business grows, it’s easy to grow at SwapSmart! Our modular booth construction makes adding and subtracting spaces an inexpensive and painless process. Plus, we offer a 10% rental discount for merchants who rent more than one space at a single SwapSmart location and another 10% discount for merchants who rent space at more than one SwapSmart location. Growing your business with SwapSmart can be a very rewarding process!

Support – Arguably, one of the most important things that SwapSmart offers is support systems for your business. We have cooperative advertising programs for merchants who want to host special events/activities. Our General Managers are instructed to use their downtime to support the merchants by posting ads/comments online about our merchants and by writing press releases when something newsworthy occurs. Plus, our merchants have the support of a community of likeminded individuals who are encouraged to work together to accomplish common goals.

We hope you’ll join our team soon!

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When you've made the decision that you're ready to get started, the first step is to come in and select your space. We are available from 9am to 5pm on Thursday (for merchants and prospective merchants only) and during normal shopper hours for renting space. If you need to make an appointment for another time, please call us at 480.265.9595 to make arrangements.

Once you have selected and paid for your space, SwapSmart will give you up to two weeks to get your business open (without charge; after that, you would be paying rent on the space whether you're open or not). During that time, aside from getting your space decorated and merchandised, you will also need to obtain any licenses/permits that may be required for your business. We do not purport to be providing legal advise here, so consult you're attorney and/or accountant if you're unsure, but most retailers require at least a city sales tax permit and a state sales tax permit. Here are the contacts for that:

Arizona Department of Revenue
1600 W Monroe St
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602.255.2060
www.aztaxes.gov

 City of Chandler
215 E Buffalo St # 105
Chandler, AZ 85225
480.782.3030
www.chandleraz.gov/tax

City of Goodyear
190 N Litchfield Rd
Goodyear, AZ 85338
623.882.7874
www.goodyearaz.gov

 City of Phoenix
251 W Washington St
Phoenix, AZ 85003
602.262.6785 opt 4
www.phoenix.gov/plt

If you are selling food items:

Maricopa County Environmental Services
1001 N Central Ave # 200
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602.506.6616
www.maricopa.gov/envsvc

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